Communication & Accent Reduction Blog

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LSW’s communication tips for each Labour Leadership candidate

With the Labour Leadership contest hotting up with as many surprises, plot changes and startling character developments as a heart-thudding novel, we thought it was time to put the spotlight on the four contenders...

Written by Emma Serlin

Authentic Speech: What Does It Mean And Why Should You Care?

We all know what inauthentic communication looks and sounds like.   Whether it’s a politician from an elite background trying to mimic a Northern working class accent to “get on the voters’ level”, or...

Written by Emma Serlin

How To Eliminate Negative Internal Voices

“The more a person allows the critical voice to affect the way they speak, the more they retreat inwards, away from good communication.”     Last week I ran a workshop in Glasgow for...

Written by Emma Serlin

Authentic Communication At Work

Last night I went to a talk on authenticity in the work place. Some of it was good, and some really good. And unsurprisingly, given the subject matter of the talk, the moments that...

Written by Emma Serlin

Amy Cuddy — Your Body Language Shapes Who You Are

Is it possible to turn your nerves into swagger in just two minutes?     In one of the most popular Ted Talk’s of all time, Amy Cuddy explores the science of body language...

Written by Emma Serlin

Leadership At Work: Why Would Anyone Want To Be Led By You?

This week, we’re asking you to answer this terrifying question, as expertly discussed by the Harvard Business Review - Why would anyone want to be led by you?     If you want to silence a room...

Written by Emma Serlin

Communication… It Isn’t Just What We Hear And Say…

Words, words, words… let’s face it, it’s difficult to communicate without them! However, important though words undoubtedly are—they are not the be all and end all of our communication.     What makes an...

Written by Emma Serlin

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